Travelling with Aunty Flo – The Hello Cup Guide to period travel

Travelling with Aunty Flo – The Hello Cup Guide to period travel

First up – buy a Hello Cup. We could probably end this blog right there because that’s simply the best period travel tip ever. But let’s elaborate on why.

Back in my BC (before cup) days, I backpacked around the globe and experienced what can only be described as terrifying bathroom encounters. Add dealing with a period to those terrifying bathrooms and well, I probably should have headed straight to see a shrink after returning home as, years later, flashbacks still happen. I remain especially haunted by a Full Moon Party experience in Thailand that involved me trying to remove a tampon as I straddled a festering hole in the ground and simultaneously holding my breath to avoid an insult of the senses of the very worst kind while also praying for a toilet paper Goddess to suddenly appear (they didn’t). IF ONLY I HAD KNOWN ABOUT MENSTRUAL CUPS. If you have a period and are planning to travel, please learn from my mistake – make sure a menstrual cup is the first thing you pack.

So why do Hello Cups make the perfect travel buddy?

You only need one – more room in your bag.

They hold around three times more than tampons – so more time to explore the world, less time spent in bathroom situations like the above.

If you’re in the wilderness – it’s easy to change your menstrual cup – just empty the contents and pop it back in – no waste to carry out with you.

If you’re flying long haul and your period is due – put your cup in before you leave so if you get your period mid-flight you’re already sorted and can keep calm and carry on watching your in-flight movie.

In some countries, especially in Asia, it’s very hard to find tampons to buy (which we think is a good thing – but only if you have a cup already!)

You can swim with your Hello Cup in – not only do they keep the blood in but, importantly, they also keep water out so no more soggy tampons filled with seawater/chlorinated pool water.

Doing a spot of horse-riding? Cups are fantastic for horse treks and you won’t suffer from tammy string chafe and bunched-up pad syndrome.

One cup will last five years – which is a pretty long holiday.

You can leave your Hello Cup in for up to 12 hours

Finally, if you find yourself in Mexico with a bottle of tequila, your cup can double as a shot glass (just sterilise it first).

Keep a water bottle handy to rinse your cup with if the water where you are isn’t drinking standard. Our Hello GO is a handy travel-sized hand and cup sanitising spray and is also great when travelling. It forms a barrier which will keep your hands and cup germ free for up to 24 hours – even with subsequent washing.

Also our new washable liners are great travel companions too. They can be used as a back up to your cup but also to replace single use liners. They beat having to turn your knickers inside out when you have run out of clean ones.

Got any travel period stories or advice? We’d love to hear them – comment below to be in to win a pack of our lastest product, Hello Liners!

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When I was a teen, I got my period right before going to the amusement park. My period always come when I’m going to have exciting experience or critical ones, for example surgeries! Or the SIT (I wish I knew about the cup). Anyway back in my story, I got my period that day and I didn’t wanna go to the theme park, but it was a family trip so I took a pill for the pain and I put a big liners like those for using at night. I didn’t have much fun that they but the worst part came when we got on the water roller coaster, I got super wet to my pants and of course my liner, I wasn’t available to change it so I stick to it until the end….. Honestly a cup like the hello cup it would have saved the day.

When I was a teen, I got my period right before going to the amusement park. My period always come when I’m going to have exciting experience or critical ones, for example surgeries! Or the State exams for University application (I wish I knew about the cup). Anyway back in my story, I got my period that day and I didn’t wanna go to the theme park, but it was a family trip so I took a pill for the pain and I put a big liners like those for using at night. I didn’t have much fun that they but the worst part came when we got on the water roller coaster, I got super wet to my pants and of course my liner, I wasn’t available to change it so I stick to it until the end….. Honestly a cup like the hello cup it would have saved the day.

I don’t have any good advice for traveling on a period, but I remember I got my first period when I was at a school camp and it was the worst. Luckily I always kept a pad with me in case I would get it at any time, but having never had a period before, the idea of using a tampon freaked me out and so I pretended I was sick the whole camp so I wouldn’t have to go swimming or kayaking!
Luckily after 8 years of avoiding tampons, I was finally able to build up the courage to try to use them again, and I got my first period cup a month ago and I love it! Still haven’t gone swimming with it in, but i’m excited to see how it goes in the summer time!

First off, I absolutely love my Hello Cups! I have the XS in red and S/M in blue. I like to travel light but also worry about germs (I had some issues after stopping the pill when my flora was extra sensitive!) so now I travel with sterilizing tablets and my 2 trusty Hello Cups (got the idea from the Hello Cup YouTube channel!). I have the Milton travel container I use at home but it’s a little impractical for certain trips. I *always* have an opaque travel coffee cup with me (my go-tos are my ecoffee cup and yeti), so I’ll wash it and use it to discreetly sterilize on the go. I also carry a hanky or small towel, after spending some time in Japan where hand towels and dryers aren’t usually available. I still need to pick up some Hello GO 🙂 but this is my current routine. Thanks!